#238

German Bisque Lady Doll with Sculpted Hair and Gold Bead Garlands
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$350
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Description
21" (53 cm.) Bisque shoulder head with untinted white complexion, slender face and elongated throat, blonde sculpted hair with deeply comb-marked highlights casually waved to the sides from a center part and loosely coiled at her nape, decorated with a loose garland of draped gold beads, shaded blue painted eyes, red and black upper eyeliner, single-stroke brows, accented nostrils, closed mouth, muslin stitch-jointed body with leather arms, antique costumes. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany, circa 1870. Value Points: beautifully detailed sculpting of hair with rare coiffure and decorations.